Francesca Betancourt
Teaching Artist
Contact: francesca@idcprofessionals.com
Francesca/Cessa Betancourt (she/her) is an actor, intimacy director, facilitator, and producer. She has worked as an artist & facilitator in Ireland, India, the Philippines, New York, Washington, Wisconsin, Maryland, Washington D.C., Florida, and internationally in the virtual world. She holds two BAs from Western Washington University in Theatre Arts and Sociology, and has trained in Applied Theatre at City University of New York. She is the co-founder and artistic director of the storytelling podcast and event "she is FIERCE: stories from the female and genderqueer perspective", and a founding member of HERON Ensemble, The Intimacy Collective, and Pacific Northwest Theatrical Intimacy. Her work is based in trauma informed social/emotional arts practice, cultural competence, compassion, access, agency, and physical storytelling. She is currently facilitating programs for Art With Impact, South End Stories, and Intimacy Directors & Coordinators.